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Lilian Keyes (soprano)
Arthur G. Rees (baritone) Lilian Keyes, who used to broadcast from Cardiff while still in her 'teens, came to London in 1929 to study the piano at the Royal Academy of Music, with singing as her second study. She became one of the Wireless Singers, staying with them for three years. She 'first went into films in 1933, and three years later played in the film Boots with George Formby. Arthur Rees, who used to broadcast from Marconi House, played leading parts for two years with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. He is King Wolf in the Covent Garden pantomime Red Riding Hood and makes a return to the microphone today after an absence of six years.

Contributors

Soprano:
Lilian Keyes
Baritone:
Arthur G. Rees

Peter Pan - Moreton and Kaye
Annabella - Vasata
Dance of the Moonsprites - Walter Collins
Fleurette - Henman
Bolero - Edward German
Cuore felice (Cheerful Heart) - Culotta
Badinage - Victor Herbert
Valse des contes - Löhr
The Merry Fiddler - Wetzel
Cockermouth Reel (North of England Suite) - Walter Collins
Clitheroe Fair (North of England Suite) - Walter Collins

(by permission of the Watch Committee)
Conducted by Captain F. W. Wood ,
M.V.O., Director of Music
Glyn Eastman (baritone)
(West of England)

Marche militaire, Op. 51 - Schubert, arr, F. Godfrey
Overture, Grigri - Lincke
GLYN EASTMAN The Rebel - Wallace
Cradle Song - Wallace
Credo - Redman
Sweet and Twenty - Warlock
Sing a Song of Sixpence - J Michael Diack
BAND Selection, The Thistle - arr. Myddleton
GLYN EASTMAN The Shepherd Boy's Song - Harry S. Pepper
The Song of the Rose - Schreier-Bottero
Wandering the King's Highway - Leslie Coward
BAND Selection, Tchaikovsky Waltzes - arr. Denis Wright

Contributors

Conducted By:
Captain F. W. Wood

by Leo Tolstoy
1, ' Introducing Pierre and Prince
Andrew'
A serial reading by Eric Gillett
Tolstoy's ' War and Peace ' (written in 1863-9) is not only one of the longest novels in existence but, by general consent, one of the greatest. The action covers fifteen years, from 1805 to 1820 ; the scene is the Russia of the Napoleonic Wars. The main characters belong to three or four families of the nobility, but the multitude of subsidiary characters-ranging from the Tsar and Napoleon himself to humble peasants and simple soldiers-are also living individuals, drawn ' in the round'. Their private lives are set against the tremendous background of the French war and the book contains some of the most memorable war scenes in the whole of fiction.

Contributors

Unknown:
Leo Tolstoy
Reading By:
Eric Gillett

at the Organ of the Trocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle 1 June in January (Robin and Rainger). 2 I'll be your sweetheart
(H. Dacre). 3 March Winds and April Showers (Samuels, Whitcup, and Powell). 4 April Showers (L. Silvers). 5 In the merry month of May (Rosoff and Moret). 6 June Night (A. Baer). 7 When the summer comes again (Bed-ford). 8 In the good old summer time (Evans). 9 September in the Rain H. Warren). 10. Eli, Eli (trad.). 11 A thick, thick fog in London (Noel Gay). 12 Roses in December (Magidson, Oakland, and Jessel)
Trocadero Sing Song of Favourites,
New and Old

Harold Stannard
In answer to many listeners' requests for simple talks about foreign affairs, a short series is to be given, of which this afternoon's is the first. Harold Stannard , an outstanding authority on foreign affairs, is going to explain the position of Poland, a country created by the peace treaties and post-war history. Poland's foreign affairs have always been an urgent question, and she now finds herself confronted with fresh problems arising out of the new balance of power in Europe.

Contributors

Unknown:
Harold Stannard
Unknown:
Harold Stannard

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

Sir Walford Davies ,.
Master of the King's Musick
Once again Sir Walford Davies gives the opening talk to introduce the two speakers and their subjects. In the first half of the series (January 9 to February 13) Francis Toye has chosen ' The Enjoyment of Music ' as his theme, believing that it is what one likes in music rather than what one dislikes that matters. In the second half of the series (February 27 to April 3) Thalben-Ball, organist of The Temple, will talk about the organ-what it can and cannot do.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Walford Davies
Unknown:
Sir Walford Davies
Unknown:
Francis Toye

Here are the gramophone records that you've chosen
Presented by Dick Bentley
What is your favourite record? Write the name of one record-your favourite song, dance tune, piece of light music or funny record-on a post-card, giving if possible the make and number of the record, and address the card to the BBC, [address removed], marked 'Gramophone Request' on the top left-hand corner.

Contributors

Presented By:
Dick Bentley

Presented by Harry S. Pepper and Douglas Moodie
Diana Ward
Inspector Hornleigh Investigates
(No. 11 - 2nd Series), by Hans W. Priwin, with S. J. Warmington as Inspector Hornleigh
Puzzle Corner
??? Guess ???
Ivor Dennis
Derrick de Marney and Phyllis Konstam as Paul and Virginia
The Four Bachelors
Singing Commeres, The Three Chimes
The Orchestra conducted by Charles Shadwell

Contributors

Presented by:
Harry S. Pepper
Presented by:
Douglas Moodie
Unknown:
Diana Ward
Unknown:
Hans W. Priwin
Unknown:
S. J. Warmington
Unknown:
Ivor Dennis
Unknown:
Derrick de Marney
Unknown:
Phyllis Konstam
Conducted By:
Charles Shadwell

National Programme Daventry

About National Programme

National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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